Track guard rail



J. V. WESCOTT TRACK GUARD RAIL Filed July 29 1926 Q Q 7 M? Ja yiU/eswlf Patented Apr. '1 0,'192 g u I 'f- SAY v. wnscor'r, or QHICAGO, rumors, :As'sIq ton ro'DU-wEnsTEnL" xenonucms cog,"

; OF CHICAGO, r LINoIs'A OOBPQRAIIQN or ipiimor g c TRACK: GUARD; RAI

i A p1ication' filed July 29,

niain object of the invention resides inflthe provision of a track guard railwhich q is light and strong, easily: installed, and: v H v I ,the extensions are-spiked to the ties and with [the traflic rail and ties, spike aperture's oi the extensions 8, underlying the traffic" r'aih, being, disposed ac ent the outer ends of I these; extensions soc-that the traffic ,rail fis whichis well adapted for its purpose,j due provision belng made for securing the guard rail; 1

With this object in view: my invention 7 consists in certainfeaturesof novelty in the construction," combination, and arrangenient 0f partsrby, which the said ob ectandLcer- :tain other objects, -l1ere1nafter appearing,

' I are effected all as fully, described with reference to the accompanying drawing and more 7 y y of dllferen't widths, See Fig; -l I V a y Transverse ribs 12 are disposedflatthe intermediate of said downwardly ofi'setportions 6 on-ybothsides ofsaid upwardly ex v i V -I igure 11 isa topfplan guard rail oflny inventlon n its appl edv position with respect, to a sectlon of a traffic guard rail.

' particularly pointed, out in the claims.

In the said drawlng? 1 view of the vtrack Figure 2 is a is an enlarged-end elevation of the'sainev '7 1 V Figure 4:is:an tion of the-guard rail showing the side of Figure 3 the same opposite that which, is shown in partsin the several views. I the "main; or

V I 5 -5 of Fig. 4.

. 6-6 of Fig. 4,

Figure 5l1'1s-"a section taken on-pthe llne Figure "6 is a Figure 7 is a partial section taltenon line 7-7 of Fig; 5; f

Figure 8 isflan enlargedlpartial top plan view of the guardrail with a portionbroken;

away' 1 i i Like characters 20f reterence, lndlcate like Referring- ;to the drawing I body portion of the guard ra l ls oi angle, preferably-acute", cross sect1on-,- one leg, 1, of

which angle section forms a base, and the other leg 2 ,of-whichsangle section extends upwardly from the leasev and inclines toward :a' trafliefrail 3 of a track structure to which the guardrail; .is applied andghas a wheelaflange bearing surface 4: along itsupper edge facingthehead 5ofthe traflic-rail'3. vThe base l-is providedaat: the encls;2tl1ere0f Land, I v i I wardly extending leg'2 to the outer edges of said; intervening portions ,'14,"vas designated i lat-19, .andthen the width of these portion's,

gr'adually 'j decreases I outwardlyjof ,the .outen'edge's of said interveningportions as designated at 20,;0: a normal width whereby fatrinter-vals thereb'etweenwith downwardly theportions 8 underlying the trafiicrail and partial sideelevation V enlarged partial side eleVa-J section taken onl'the'lline p p a h the t-raffic rail 3 and slant downwardly:

.itoward said ends,c as designated at'15, and

form relatively lqw vertical end portions as v eirtendingbeyond the edge fof the" base spiked. Q11 h "the w fl pp te t at on which the body portion of the guard rail lies and the spike apertures thereof including' usual stepped spike apertures for the, accom inodation of Qtraiiic {rails v -rhavingbase :webs

tending leg {Qjof the body of the guardrail l and bridge bothangles between this leg and these downwardlymfiset;. portions. L'A'ddi V tional transverse ribs 13 are disposed intere v mediate portions- 14 ofthe base 1,-l interven ing' between the portions fiof the b;ase, and

bridgethe angle ,ofqthese interveningfpon, v 180 Q and extend therefrom toward saidtragffic rail" to .engage under the headl') thereof forj'the usualpurpose. -j.-f. v a

The upper, p0rtions;o the leg 2 adjacent.

tions 14 and theupwardly extending leg 2 the ends thereof gradually turn away, from designatedat,16., i

g Laterall-yv I projecting forniations; eon'sist Y ing of llOllZOlltQl11111eF'p01t1011S 17 connected withthe leg 2 of the body portion of the guards and are adapted to engage underthe head 5 of the traffie'rail for th usualvpmg The downwardly ofiiset portions gradually increased in width from; the up-.

guard rail and 'with adjacent ribs 13 and out-' mardly and downwardly. inclineden'd por tions-18 connected with the leg 2, the'inner portions 17 and the end'down'wardly offset portions 6 of the base,,are' formed,- at "the ends of the bodytofthe guard rail and project toward ithe-trafiic rail and form depth f theextending partsS of these portions 6 are preferably disposed at: an aente angle 'with,respect to the downwardly ofl's'et por tions 6 of the base l, and thej ends=of these .-intervening portions are curved downward- 1y, as designated at 21', and merge "with the "outer edges ofthe "widened *parts' 19 of the portions 6, thus effectively tying 'thefporftio'n s 14 and 6 together to fornracontinuous base and providing -'for the wideningof the jportions =6"in the plane thereof so that-the *base: 1(){ of the traificfmil is not interfered with, the interveningportions 14," being I disk po'sedabove the *tie "an'd' roadb'ed'ilevel, pro;

viding agalnst clogg iig 1H addition to reducing-the fweight'ofthe guard rail with-- i aout-flndue i sacrifice of strength:

' It willbe'observeir the-t e light and "strong" "structure isi provided which well: adapted to "withstandi the strains' and stresses inCi; V

I Z'oth'er legextending upw'ardly?fromthe base and inclining toward;:a tr'afiic ra'ilzof a track 1 dent al touse. a

'but having thus described my invention I Patent the'followingz' A 1 l 1. In "atrack guard rail, 1n'coinb1nat1on, g

V and said intervening portlons being disposed claim'faslnew and "desire to secure'byr Letters a body portion of angle cross section, oneleg ofsaid angle section forming' afbase and the basegsaid base havingilongitudinally spaced portions downwardly offset from the inter- "ven-i ng portions of the base- *for Tengagement with r'especti-ve tiesof a reek-structure and I extended laterally V to underlie a trafh'c? rail bo d-y portion-of angle er-0 section, one leg I of 'sa'id 'angle sectionfform'ingabas'e'and the other le'gFextendingupwardlyffroin th ebfase,

' said b'a'se havi'ng longitudinally Vsp' aced' 'porqtions downwardly offset from theinterveni ing portions 'ofthe b'asefii'or engagement with respective ties of atr-ack structure anjd 'exfftended laterally to aind erlie 'atr'aflic rail of Q tlietfaekfstrueture,saiddownwzirdlyflolfset 1 j=portions Anni-easing 'in width fro said,

r other leg ito thea outer edges nf-{saidinterven ingi portions and then decreasingin width" to a "normal width outwardly of the outer edge-of saidiintervening portiOnsSaid interawning portions mergin with the' 'ou'ter' {of the trac'k T structure, said downwardly ofi' setportions beingwi'dened atithe outer edges ij'o'f J s'aid inteiwening portions and outwa r'dlye beyond F thesanie and said:intervening pm i tion's merging with said widened portions;

2. 111" atr'ackguard rail, in combination, a p 7 -tu're and extendedlaterally to' underliesaid ftmfiie rail, sa id fdoWnWai'd-ly offset-portions Whjilelihave herein shown land particu "larly jdescribefd the v2preferred embodiment ;ef' ni invention 'I do novwish 'tobe limited tjo the precise details of construction shown r as changes may "readily be 'made without waepsrti' from"tlieflspirit of my invention,

ed es of said first mentioned parts of the portions. 7 V

a In atrac k; guard rail,,in combination, a body portion of angleerbss "sect-ion, one leg of-said angle sectlon'fo'innnga base and the widened portions of said-" downwardly offset c otherleg extending upwardly from the base, v

said base having longitudinally spaced Poring portions of the base 1 for engagement portions increasing in-widtl1 from 'said other *legfto the outer edgesof said iintervening tions downw-ardlyfoffset from the intervene portions and then decreasing in widthl to' a normal.Widthoutwardlyof theouter edges or said intervening portions, said. intervening portions turning downwardly at :their; ends jandv merging with: the outer edges @of Z said'fir'st mentionedfpal 'ts of thewwidened portions of said downwardly iofEset -portions.

4, In atrackwguard'r'ailrdn combination,

abodyp'ortionofangle;cross sectionfoneleg I of said angle section forming 'a"base and the structure to which the guard rail is "applied, i

ing'portions ofthe base for engagement, with,

respective ties' of the track structureand extended laterally to underlie saidtraflickrail, said downwardly offset portions beingTwidened at theouter "edges of SH/id intervening portions andoutwardly beyond the same 7 at aira'cuteian gle to'isaid downwardly'foffset port ons and merging with said widened portions thereof. 7 a

5. In a trackguard rail, coiiibination; a

"body, portion ofangle cross se'ctiongorie leg of said angle section forn ii'ng aF-basennd 1 the otherlegiextending:upwardly ctr-om the 11m baseiand inclining toward 1. a etra'fiic railroi' a track structure to wlnch theguard "rail is applied, Saidbase "having,.alongitudinally j spaced portions"downwardlyioffset fronrthe intervening po1""tions-of the 'base'dorengage' went "with respective ties of thetrackgstrucgradually increasing in width fron said other leg mule outer edges interveir ing portions and then gradual-1y decreasing in width to a] normal width .joutwardly of the outer-"edges of 1 said intervening portions,

said intervening portions being disposed "at v I 6. 'In a track gnar'ql rail the combination of a body portionof angle-{cross section, one

leg of said angle section forming a base and the other leg extending upwardly from the base and unchnmg toward a traliic rail of a track structure to which the guard rail is applied, saidbase having longitudinally spaced portions downwardly offset from the intervening portions'of the basefor engage-' vment with respective ties of the track strucsaidtraflic rail to engage under the head tureand extended laterally to underlie'said traffic rail, said downwardly offset portions being widened at the outer edgesof-said intervening portions and outwardly beyond the same and said intervening portions merging withsaid widened portions, tra nsverse ribs bridging the angle of said upwardly extending leg and said downwardly ofi'se portions of the base, and additional ribs bridging the angle of said upwardly extending leg and said interveningportions of the 20 mediate points thereon, downwardly offsetv from the intervening portions of the base for engagement with respective ties of the track structure and extended laterally from said base in both directions, said downwardly ofiset portions being widened at the outer edges of saidintervening portions and outwardly beyond the same, said intervening'portions being disposed at an acute angle'to said downwardly offset portions and merging with said widened portions thereof, trans verse ribs at the intermediate. of said down-' wardly offset portions on both sides of said upwardly extending'leg and bridging both angles between this leg and these downwardly offset portions, additional transverse.

ribs bridging the angle of said intervening portions of the'base and saidupwardly extending leg and extending therefrom toward thereof, and depthguard formations at the ends of said upwardly extending leg and connected with the end portions thereof and with said downwardly offset portions at the" ends of the guard rail;

8. In a track guard rail the combination of a body portionof angle cross section, one

leg of said angle section forming a base and 7 the other leg extending upwardlyfrom the base and inclining toward a trafhc rail of a trackstructure to which the guard rail is applied and having the upper portionsthereof adjacent its ends gradually-turned away from said traffic rail and forming vertical endportions, said base having longi tudinally spaced portions,at its ends and at intermediate points thereon, downwardly offset from the intervening portions of the base for engagement withrespective ties of r the track structure and extended laterally from saidbase in both directions, said down wardly I offset portions gradually increasing "in width from-said upwardly extending leg to the outer edgesrof said intervening porv to a normal width outwardly of the outer tionsand then graduallydecreasing in width edges of said intervening portions, said in tervening portions being disposed at an acute angle to said downwardly offset portions and curving downward at their endsand merg tioned parts of the widened portions of said downwardly offset portions, transverse ribs at the intermediate of said downwardly 0amg with the outer edgesofsaid first menset portions on both sides of said upwardly extending leg and bridging both angles be-' tween this leg' and these downwardly offsetportions, additional transversefribs bridging the angle of said interveningportions of the base and said upwardly extending leg and extending therefrom towardsaid traffiorail to engage under the head thereof, and'depth guard formations at "the ends of said upwardly extending leg and connected with the end portions thereof and with said,

downwardly offsetportions' at the ends of the guard rail. and extending from said upwardly extending leg to engage under head of said traffic rail.

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In witness whereof I hereunto affix my day' of July, 1926.

signature this 24th I V JAY "WESCO'IT. 

